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FZNT24 KNHC 192128
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY
BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

GMZ089-200330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2008

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE RIDGE STRETCHED ACROSS THE GULF FROM THE 
HIGH CENTERED OFF THE NE FL COAST WILL BE FORCED E ON SUN AS A 
STRONG COLD FRONT EMERGES OFF THE TEXAS COAST.  THE COLD FRONT 
WILL LIE FROM 30N90W TO 27N98W SUN MORNING...FROM 28N82W TO 
25N86W TO 23N98W SUN NIGHT...THEN SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA BY 
MIDDAY MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE EASTERN UNITED 
STATES BEHIND THE FRONT AND IS QUICKLY SHUTTLED INTO THE ATLC AS 
THE NEXT TROUGH MOVES INTO THE PLAINS ON TUE AND WEAKENS OVER 
EAST TEXAS WEDNESDAY.

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GMZ080-200330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2008

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
LATE MON AND SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.WED...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S WINDS 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-200330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2008

.TONIGHT...SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SOUTH OF THE FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS...SHIFTING TO E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. N OF THE FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 
TO 9 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF FRONT...BECOMING E 20 TO 
25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.
.TUE...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 
22N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT.

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GMZ084-200330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
BECOMING SE TO S LESS THAN 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 
26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO 
N 25 TO 30 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 
FT N OF FRONT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N 
LATE AND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE TO S WINDS 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-200330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE WINDS 
10 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 
25 TO 30 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF 
FRONT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 KT SUN NIGHT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.

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FORECASTER LL